Renewable Energy Systems

4) Renewable Energy Systems (EEL472)

Non-conventional sources of electrical energy – Solar, wind, geo-thermal, ocean, tidal, wave,
MHD and biomass; their scope and potentialities for energy conversion.

Solar Energy – Introduction, Physical principles of conversion of solar radiation into heat, solar
energy collectors, solar energy storage, solar-electrical power generation and other
miscellaneous applications of solar energy.

Wind Energy – Introduction, Basic principle of wind energy conversion, wind data and energy
estimation, site selection, basic component of wind energy conversion system, wind turbines
and their analysis, wind-electrical generation. Stand-aloe and grid connected wind-electrical
power system, various applications of wind energy.

Modeling and control of wind and solar energy systems

OPTIMISATION TECHNIQUE: Wind / Solar PV integrated systems design, Grid synchronized

inverter system.

References:

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Renewable Energy Systems

1. Energy Technology – Rao and Parulekar, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi. Second reprint
2002.

2. Non-conventional Energy Sources – G.D Rai, Khanna Publishers, New

Delhi, tenth reprint 2002.

3. Solar Energy – S.P.  Sukhatme, Tata McGrawhill  Publishing Co. Ltd.,   New Delhi 
2003.

4. Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution – S.N. Singh; PHI  Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi, 2003.

5. Thomas Ackermann, “ Wind Power in Power System”, John Willey &Sons, 2005.

6. J. Twidell and T. Weir, “Renewable Energy Resources”, E & F N Spon Ltd, London,
1999.
7. Rai G.D., "Non - Conventional Energy Sources", Khanna Publishers, 1993.

8. Rai G.D., "Solar Energy Utilisation", Khanna Publishers, 1993.

9. Daniel, Hunt V, "Wind Power - A Handbook of WECS", Van Nostrend Co., New York,
1981.
10. Gary L. Johnson, "Wind Energy Systems", Prentice Hall Inc., 1985.

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